The Maya

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Maya lived in the area that today includes present day...

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Southeastern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Belize

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To help solve water problems, farmers developed agricultural solutions such as...

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terrace farming, irrigation systems, and water wells.

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Politics were divided into independent ___ that had independent governments.

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city-states

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What was a collection of Maya religious stories?

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Popol Vu

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There were 3 parts to the world: heaven and earth, the sky, the earth, and the underworld, the sky, the earth, and the ocean, the sky, the oceans, the earth

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the sky, the earth, and the underworld

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Who held authority in the society?

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Priests

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One game called ___ involved hitting a heavy ball on a court without using hands or feet.

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Pok-ta-pok

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What was one way to honor the gods?

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Games

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Great knowledge of the sky and the solar system.

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Astronomy

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What were some of the major achievements of the Maya civilization? Options: Mathematics, Writing, Architecture; Mathematics, Architecture, Science; Writing, Reading, Pottery; Art, Writing, Architecture

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Mathematics, Writing, Architecture